Depending on the language, the length and word count for each translation of the book will be different. As you can see, books two through five get progressively longer. How many words are there in a harry potter book word. When added all together, the harry potter books contain 1,084,170 words.
Rowling penned the first novel, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, in 1995, the books have sold more than 450 million copies and been. Over the course of 10 years, the stars of harry potter brought magic, mischief and more to millions of fans around the world. Harry potter names and words we pronounced wrongly for. What do you do once youve read all of the books in the harry potter series. For some perspective, harry potter and the sorcerers stone was around 78,000 words in its. The total word count for the entire series has a unique number for each language, too. Fans of the fantasy series may have noticed some significant plot holes in the movies due to forgotten moments, details, or characters from the books. There is a good selection of harry and hermione stories as well as with a few other cannon females. Nov 23, 2015 only 2 of the 7 harry potter books came in at under 100,000 words sorcerers stones and chamber of secrets which happened to be the first two books in the series. The average reader will spend 4 hours and 58 minutes reading this book at 250 wpm words per minute. A statistical analysis of robert jordans the wheel of time. Lets look at some chapter lengths, but remember that these are averages. Word counts of the most popular books in the world foster. List of chapters in the harry potter novels harry potter.
The longest chapter is book 5, chapter detention with dolores at 9,001 words. What is the runtime of the unabridged audio books of harry. Also, heres another list i may swipe and add in here. Rowling, the seventh and final audiobook of the harry potter series and ended series which began in 1997 with the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone audiobook. Jun 23, 2016 thats a lot of words, and it illustrates the mountain an author contemplates when we sit down to write a book. Everything you need to know about novel word counts nathan. Daniel radcliffe brought one of the most iconic fictional characters to life during his tenure as harry potter and found himself sticking in the spotlight for over a decade. The next part is just conjecture and i have absolutely nothing to back it up. Rowling 257,045 words source the historian by elizabeth kostova 240,000 words source the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay by michael chabon 216,020 words source mobydick by herman melville 209,117 words source. Mar 18, 2018 the infographic tracks every award and penalty across the seven harry potter books to bring you the ultimate guide to pointscoring at this school of witchcraft and wizardry. Sep 05, 2020 these new harry potter books will be coming soon to the insight editions website and other book retailers. I will also add words from lessons which do not appear in the books. Wands are the most important props in the books and movies about the wizarding world of harry potter.
The total number of words for the harry potter series is over 1 million words. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, has 76,944 words. The harry potter books are young adult titles, and ya publishers generally look for manuscripts in the 50,000 to 80,000 word range. Dec 05, 2015 harry potter and the deathly hallows audiobook free about the audiobook. Plot, character, and writing which includes a whole. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series. For some perspective, harry potter and the sorcerers stone was around 78,000 words in its entirety. There are powerful harry, dark harry, manipulative dumbledore, time travel, and au stories here. Statistics on harry potter chapter length science fiction.
Harry potter harry potter glossary harry potter books. Although the word count decreases towards the end, the last two books are still longer than j. Only one book order of the phoenix topped 200,000 words, but there were two books that came close with more than 190,000 words goblet of fire and deathly hallows. With upper middle grade, you can aim for 40,00055,000 words. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 76,944 words harry potter and the chamber of secrets 85,141 words harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 107,253 words harry potter and the goblet of fire 190,637 words. If you read all seven books you read over 1 million words 1,084,170 to be exact. Community contributor this post was created by a member of the buzzfeed community.
Jk rowlings longest novel is harry potter and the order of the phoenix, totaling 257,045 words. Har ry po tter and the goblet of fire has 190,637 words. Word counts of the most popular books in the world foster grant uk. Feb 09, 2015 the entire harry potter series tips the scale at over a 1 million words, perhaps one of the only mgya series to do so. The sorcerers stone 77,325 words the chamber of secrets 84,799 words the prisoner of azkaban 106,821 words. May 26, 2020 whereas the amazon kindle version of harry potter and the order of the phoenix is 412 pages in english, it is 896 pages in spanish and 1,030 pages in french. Harry potter word search free printable puzzletainment. Word counts of famous book series harry potter by jk rowling.
Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. This is a collection of novel length, well written, harry potter stories. Buzzfeed staff the fact that this scene never made it into the movies is a crime. The philosophers stone 76944 the chamber of secrets 85141 the prisoner of azkaban 107253 the goblet of fire. Martins longest novel in the a song of ice and fire series is a storm of swords, at 424,000 words. Harry potter and the tyranny of word count black gate.
However, goblet of fire book 4 is a notable exception with the second most unique words. Apr 05, 2015 grammatical and structural analysis of harry potter and the sorcerers stone 1st page posted on april 5, 2015 by mila jk rowling starts her childrens book with the name of two people, not ideas, as children are more cognizant of the people around them, and cant think about ideas nouns of ideas. Number of words of the harry potter series by book. Feel free to use this dictionary if there are any words in your lessons or on this website that you do not understand or do not. Rowling and harry potters birthday, heres a quiz for only the truest of fans. Grammatical and structural analysis of harry potter and. Didspexels harry potter is an international phenomenon, but what do you do when youve read all th. When combined, the total harry potter word count is over a million words. As you can see, established authors get much more flexibility when it comes to the length of their book. What are some free harry potter games to play online. Words used in harry potter series and there meanings the.
Nov 22, 2011 word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. Aug 21, 2017 true harry potter fans know the books hold a special magic about them that the movies will just never capture. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 76,944 words harry potter and the chamber of secrets 85,141 words harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 107,253 words. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 8 hrs and 43 minutes harry potter and the chamber of secrets 10hrs and 8 minutes harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 12 hrs and 31 minutes harry potter and the goblet of fire 21hrs and 35 minutes. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. How many words are in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone has an average of 4,560 words per chapter. Famous book series and novel word counts capitalize my title. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone reading length. Mar 01, 2018 harry potter books minefield us edition covers 264. At an average reading rate, thats about 60 hours of reading. This is a sequel to my reading the harry potter books series that i did, where the marauders and lily are allowed to have one memory from that experience to try and changer their future. Harry potter and the deathly hallows vocabulary list. Harry potter and the deathly hallows audiobook free.
Not counting the epilogue, the shortest chapter is book 3, chapter 20 the dementors kiss at 2,018 words. Sentiment analysis on the texts of harry potter by greg. Dec 21, 2018 by plotting at the vader compound score for each chapter of each book, we can clearly mark events in the books. Teutonic, means battle, also the name of a german saint. How many words are there in all harry potter books.
How many words are in harry potter and the prisoner. You randomly select a page in one of the books and measure the length of the first 64 words. Stephen fry harry potter and the half blood prince. Stephen fry harry potter and the order of the phoenix.
Unfortunately, no matter how much you love the worlds favorite wizard and his cr. Harry potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by british author, j. Comparison of each book in the series harry potter and the sorcerers stone. In any of these books, some chapters are longer than others. His parents are dead and hes stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. How many words are there in the harry potter book series. Below youll find the total word count numbers for each book in the harry potter series. Apr 23, 2018 harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j. It has fewer words than the other six books, making it the shortest book in the series. Progressive word count in harry potter series the writers beat. Feb 05, 2021 when writing a longer book that is aimed at 12yearolds and could maybe be considered tween, using the term upper middle grade is advisable.
How to figure out how much harry potter book copies are worth. The three greatest spikes in that chart above are harry being chosen by the goblet of fire around chapter 70 of the series, cedric diggorys death at about chapter 88, and dumbledores death at about chapter 160. Harry potter and the deathly hallows is a fantasy audiobook by british author j. Small and big differences between the harry potter books and movies insider.
I will include spells, objects, places, potions, ingredients, animals, plants and historic people. A leadingedge research firm focused on digital transformation. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets has 85,141 words. The enduringly popular adventures of harry, ron and hermione have gone on to sell over 500 million copies, be translated into over 80 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. Grammatical and structural analysis of harry potter and the. A quick check of the percy jackson series revealed the novels all staying around 89k per book, for a very rough total of 450,000 words. Rowling is bestknown as the author of the seven harry potter books, which were published between 1997 and 2007. Harry potter and the deathly hallows audiobook free listen. I like to think the books matured and got longer as we aged with harry. Ten words you need to know when reading the first harry.
The longest harry potter movie is harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Here are 11 words that even ordinary muggles have adopted into common parlance. Harry potters name is all about his leadership qualities. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. Word count in famous books how many words are there in a. From ginnys fiery personality to nearly headless nicks deathday party to peeves. A range of instruments, such as sneakoscopes, secrecy sensors and foeglasses, that warn when dark wizards or enemies are around. Over three times the lenght of the book that made her bones for her. Remember the days of waiting eagerly for the next harry potter book to be released.
Below is a high level analysis of the harry potter series. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself. I am going through the harry potter books and writing definitions for any nonmuggle words i find. There are 76,944 words in harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Rowling, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban though its normally a bit of a cliche to close a chapter by getting the character to fall asleep, rowling does a clever twist on it by making this an occasion worth describing.
What words are in this harry potter word search puzzle. Everything you need to know about novel word counts. The average word in the harry potter series of books is 4. How many words are in harry potter and the sorcerers stones. Progressive word count in harry potter series the writer. What your favorite harry potter book says about you. The longest harry potter book is harry potter and the order of the phoenix with 766 pages and 257,045 words.
Turn to 10 other fantasy books filled with magic and adventure. Rowlings recordbreaking series began with two titles on the high end of that spectrum and finished with five that left the guidelines in the dust. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 76,944 words harry potter and the chamber of secrets 85,141 words harry potter and the prisoner. Astute readers may have picked up on a missing data point in the above plot. Harry potter character, played by daniel jacob radcliffe. The very first book harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the shortest in the series. The order of the phoenix it is far too long and quite honestly i got very bored halfway through. The first book harry potter and the sorcerers stone has 76,944 words.
I always preordered them online, and id practically sit at the end of the driveway by my mailbox until the truck arrived with my book. And the fellowship of the ring sits at 187,790 words. Until recently, the length of the prisoner of azkaban was pretty much industry standard 100k words is an economic sweetspot for printing and distribution. Harry potter number of words total letters first word letters. The third book harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban has 107,253 words. The words in this free printable word search include. Feb 15, 2017 bestselling books show us what the public likes, and of course, were hoping that our own novels will be liked by the public. In memory of light, the longawaited chapter the last battle registered a staggering 81,200 words, whereas the xaxis on the above chart is cut at 20,000. The first book in each series below was the authors first.
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